Military unit
Flight Check Squadron (飛行点検隊, hikoutenkentai) is a unit of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force based at Iruma Air Base in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo. Under the authority of Air Support Command,[1] it operates YS-11FC and U-125 aircraft.[2] Prior to the U-125 the unit operated Mitsubishi MU-2 aircraft.[3]
On April 6 2016 a U-125 aircraft operated by the unit crashed near Kanoya Air Base of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Kagoshima Prefecture, with all six crew members being killed. It had been checking the base's air navigation aid system.[4][5][6][7]
In 2021 the YS-11FCs and the lost U-125 will be replaced with three Cessna Citation Latitude 680A aircraft.[8]
Japan Air Self-Defense Force
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structure | Air Defense Command | Northern Air Defense Force |
- 2nd Air Wing
- 3rd Air Wing
- Northern Aircraft Control & Warning Wing
- Northern Air Defense Missile Group
- Northern Air Civil Engineering Group
- Northen Band
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Central Air Defense Force | |
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Western Air Defense Force |
- 5th Air Wing
- 8th Air Wing
- Western Air Command Support Squadron
- Western Aircraft Control & Warning Wing
- Western Air Defense Missile Group
- Western Air Civil Engineering Group
- Western Band
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Southwestern Air Defense Force |
- 9th Air Wing
- Southwestern Aircraft Control & Warning Wing
- Southwestern Air Defense Missile Group
- Southwestern Air Civil Engineering Group
- Southwestern Band
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Air Tactics Development Wing |
- Tactical Fighter Training Group
- Air Defense Missile Training Group
- Electronic Warfare Operation Group
- Base Defense Development & Training Squadron
- Tactical Air Support Squadron
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directly controlled units | |
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Air Support Command | |
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Air Training Command | |
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Air Development and Test Command | |
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Air Material Command | |
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units controlled by the Defense Minister |
- Air Communications and System Wing
- Aero Safety Service Group
- Air Staff College
- Air Police Group
- Central Air Base Group
- Central Band
- Space Operations Group
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